July 27, 1986

It is something beautiful and pure,
Between a man and woman –
Who are deeply in love,
Have a full friendship,
And are strongly attracted to each other.

It is something good and holy,
Between a man and woman –
Who are deeply committed and have married – if at all possible.
For marriage and commitment are the holy sacraments
Under which God bestowed this aspect of life upon humanity.

It is something special and sacred,
Between a man and a woman –
Who are deeply fond of children and mankind as a whole,
Having prepared themselves to look after, nurture and guide
Any new life that may come about through their union.

It is therefore, an integral part of our universe which He created.
And as He created it,
It is, and will always be –
Pure, holy, sacred and special.
Not just in the past, but always……

This scanned in image, is of a drawing I was going to use for the cover of the anthology i.e. if it ever got published. As I don’t intend to use this cover anymore, I thought it might be of some interest to web readers.

The size of each of the graphic components (in the drawing) corresponded with how important each of these aspects of life was to me at the time. i.e. religion and challenging everything (asking questions) was fundamental to who I was as a person.

July 1, 1986

When
Your calling,
Your dream,
Your love,
Seems to have been crushed out of existence;
Give it time to come back to life
And allow its wounds to heal.
Let it stretch its wings
And soar with the wondrous beauty of the universe,
Unlocking its still hidden secrets.
And once it has,
Don’t let anyone
Convince you to place it in a shoe box again,
For it is not something that can exist,
If surrounded by restrictions and boundaries.

It is something that exists through its own natural freedom,
And zest for life…